Our Team

Grace Shih, MD, MAS
FMRN Director & Director of Faculty Development

• Oversees all core functions of the Family Medicine Residency Network
• Represents the interests of the Network nationally and locally
• FMRN Scholarship and Research Projects
• Faculty Development Director duties include teaching, advising, career management, and leadership coaching

Judith Pauwels, MD
Associate Director of Program Development emeritus

Assistance to FMRN Leadership training new faculty on the following:

• New program development
• FMRN Program Reviews
• Benchmarking Survey
• Legislative work
• Coaching, mentoring & program consultations

Chris Vincent, MD
Evidence Based Medicine Faculty Lead

• Local editor for the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN) 
• Offers teachings on Scholarship and Research for the Faculty Development Fellowship 

Dave Evans, MD
Associate Director of Developing Programs

• Assists in the development and maintenance of family medicine residency programs in WWAMI
• Provides support for the FMRN internal reviews process 
• Assists programs with accreditation requirements 
• Provides program consultations, faculty development and general GME support  

Amanda Weidner, MPH
Associate Director of Strategic Planning

• Oversees strategic planning, execution of projects arising from plan and monitoring progress
• Lead for quarterly program director development continuing education
• Oversee FMRN data & research projects
• Conduit for current national issues & efforts
• RRPD/THCPD Technical Assistance Center

Sarah Gerrish, MD
Fellowship Faculty

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion teaching and consulting for WWAMI educational offerings including the Faculty Development Fellowship, FMRN regional meetings and FMRN webinars
• Primary faculty trainer for the WWAMI Racial Affinity Caucusing Program

Rae Wright, MD
Associate Director of Fellowship

• Teaches and consults on ACGME Accreditation and Curriculum Development for WWAMI educational offerings including the Faculty Development Fellowship, FMRN regional meetings and FMRN webinars
• Faculty Development Teaching on additional topics such as Communications Fundamentals, Needs-Assessment and Evaluation Strategies

Tiffany Jones
Administrator

• Serves as the primary point of contact for all WWAMI FMRN programs
• Manages all FMRN operations including: personnel management, fiscal management, WWAMI Regional Meetings, project implementation and oversight, and representing the FMRN at DFM, UWSOM and other meetings.

Molly Ormsby, MA
Regional Communications Manager

• Program development
• Internal program reviews
• Program Administrators
• Pharmacists
• New Innovations
• RRPD/THCPD TAC

Maddie David
Recruitment and Marketing Manager

• WWAMI event planning and management
• Resident & family physician recruitment
• WWAMI website, marketing and promotional materials
• Calendaring support for FMRN Director
• List-serve creation, management

Jennifer Ames, MS
Education Programs Manager

• Faculty development programs (fellowship, hybrid course)
• Behavioral scientists
• Chief residents

Emily Karrmarshall
CME Coordinator

• Faculty development programs/events: Fellowship, Hybrid Course, webinars, collaborative conference, chief residents, behavioral scientists

William Deng
Budget/Fiscal Analyst

• Travel approvals & reimbursements
• Program and project payments

Tiffany Hou, MSIS
Technology Strategist

• General tech support (NetIDs, software, Zoom)
• Event tech logistics
• NDRL design & maintenance
• FMRN & DFM databases
• RAC

Michael Bettis
Senior Computer Specialist

• Event IT support
• NDRL technical support
• Data requests
• General IT and hardware support for the FMRN section

Lily Hanrahan
Program Coordinator

• Finance, travel, Network administrative projects.
• Network data maintenance.
• Special projects as assigned.